Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vi
3. Contents vii
4. Credits viii
5. 1. Do Friends Matter? 1
6. 2. The Earliest Friendships 15
7. 3. What Is a Friend? 31
8. 4. The Skills of Friendship 47
9. 5. Being Friends 63
10. 6. Losing Friends 77
11. 7. Boys, Girls, and Groups 93
12. 8. Cross-Age Friendships 111
13. 9. Environment and Friendship 127
14. References 143
15. Suggested Reading 161
16. Index 163